NC90

The ICD-11 code for superficial injury of knee or lower leg is NC90. The full clinical description is "Superficial injury of knee or lower leg".

ICD-11 code NC90 represents “Superficial injury of knee or lower leg”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC90 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC90 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC90 has 7 child codes, including: NC90.0 (Abrasion of knee), NC90.1 (Contusion of knee), NC90.2 (Abrasion of other or unspecified parts of lower leg), NC90.3 (Contusion of other or unspecified parts of lower leg), and 3 more.